Brigham Young's Summer Home

  Many people don't know that Brigham Young, an LDS Prophet, had a summer home in St.George!  We decided that it would be a good tourist experience to visit it.  The home is located near diagnol in the middle of St.George.  LDS missionaries, volunteers, give daily tours of the home.
  Our tour guide had a great love for Brigham Young's home and was very knowledgeable about the home's place in history (and history in general) and function.  The tour lasts according to your schedule, they were very considerate about our time, and were flexible to our needs and interests. 
  Feelings for the Brigham Young tour: Alisa "Overall I would give this a 4/10.  I did learn a bit more about history but I don't think I would recommend it as one of the most interesting things to do in St.George.  Maybe if you only had a hour to do something quick, I would recommend it." Roxanne "I would change my rating depending on who I was talking to.  I don't think this is a place to go for entertainment, and definitely not a place to take small children...most teenagers wouldn't be super interested either in my opinion.  but the missionaries who were giving the tours had a contagious love for learning and sharing the history of the home.  I learned a lot of interesting facts and stories."

Thomas Judd's Store Co.

Judd's store is located on Main street near the tabernacle.  If you are a history buff you may be interested that it started as a candy store and is still around serving ice cream, soda, and treats.  We enjoyed a delicious lunch of breadsticks, soup, and sandwiches for our outing.  Be aware that you must choose carefully the time and day you eat out at Judds because the menu changes daily and once they've sold out something for the day, it's no longer an option. 
  The food was good, seating limited, friendly and inviting staff, a fun ambiance of history and meeting an old friend.  Overall the rating for Roxanne was: "I would definitely recommend Judds to a friend, plan it for a lunch stop, it closes pretty early...I think around five thirty.  I would rate it 8/10. Well worth your visit." Alisa: "I enjoyed lunch at Judd's.  The staff was fun and it was great soup on a cold day.  I would give it a 5/10 because of its limited choices."

Benja Thai

   Benja Thai is a delightful Thai food restaurant located in Ancestor Square.  We met there with a few friends and they easily accomadated us without a problem.  But the tables seemed almost too close together and the restaurant itself is a smaller place (which if you like the close together ambiance, it could be perfect for you, personally we felt a little claustrophobic).  The ambiance was further enhanced by some great soft background music, Snautaum Karr.  The food was great, a little pricey, the service was authentic but not the most friendly.   In Alisa's opinion: "I would go back again.  I would give it a 7 on a scale of 10.  Good food and friends"  Roxanne rated Benja as a 5 out of 10.  "Not what it cracks itself up to be."
  In conclusion, if you like Thai food then you will most likely feel your dining experience at Benja's was a fabulous evening.  Otherwise, choose somewhere else that is more your style.  Namaste.

The mango sticky rice was a great choice for dessert!

Even the garnish was great!

Our group was unexpected and yet accomodated well.

Take it to the streets

This blog was designed by 2 college students, Alisa and Roxanne.  We wanted to Spice up our St. George living and decided our new project would be to tour St. George. This way we could also have good suggestions for friends who were visiting St. George and wondering what we recommend that they do while they were in town.